Priscilla, the home coming Queen

Stephan Elliot, the director of the 1994 Priscilla movie that helped put Broken Hill on the film industry map, offered the six tonne prop from the stage version of the musical as a gift to the city when he was in town earlier this month.

The Broken Hill City Council voted last night to co-fund the $20,000 of transport fees that it will take to bring the prop all the way across NSW, from Sydney to the far west.

Andrea Roberts, Development and Economic Manager with the Broken Hill City Council, says the bus is a great investment for the Silver City.

"The thing is, it's not just a bus, it's Priscilla," Ms Roberts said this morning.

"And Priscilla has its own identity, and the fact that people connect that with Broken Hill is just fantastic."

The only thing that remains is to choose somewhere for Priscilla to live.

"That will be the million dollar question.

"It seems there are a lot of ideas flying around already... (and) I'll enjoy having a look at those.

"We do want to put it somewhere that it will make a difference to the city, to the community, but also to be a feature attraction for visitors."

The nine metre long vehicle will be in the city within just a few days and, because of its cultural significance, has been estimated by some to be worth up to $1 million.

"It's not really a bus, as such, it's a stage prop but it's quite a heavy one and it's a very large one (and) we don't really have a lot o f time to think about it either.

"They'll probably be moving it out of Sydney in the next day or so and we need to find out whether we're going to store it somewhere for a minute while we work it out or put it in situ straight away."

Council's General Manger Frank Zaknich said there had already been discussions on what to do with Priscilla once she gets here.

He says it could be housed in the Broken Hill Film Studio Precinct, offered as a prop for movies and stage productions or kept in a museum as a tourist attraction.

"The opportunities are quite broad and we need to fully explore those by the time we get the bus here to Broken Hill."

Your ideas

We here at ABC Broken Hill asked for your ideas on what the City Council shoudl do with Priscilla on Facebook.

Your great ideas include, but are not limited to:

Turning it into a pie cart, cafe or tea house

Using it as an attraction at the Film Studio or a museum showcasing the city's film history

Making it a tour bus for visitors or a taxi service for late night revellers (expect unfortunately it doesn't have an engine)

Giving it to Silverton

You can leave your own suggestion on our Facebook page or let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.